Operation
Using Your Radio
Introduction | Operation | Customer Assistance Warranty |
Channel Buttons | Channels | • |
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With the radio on, select any of the
22 channels by pressing the Channel Up or Channel Down button.
Selectable High•Low Power Output | • | |
| When in close proximity to another party or | |
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| during favorable conditions, you can switch |
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| from High to Low Power to extend battery life. |
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Channel Number
Both radios must be tuned to the same channel to communicate.
Channels 1 through 7 are shared by FRS and GMRS. Channels 8 through 14 are FRS only.
Hi Power Icon | This feature applies to GMRS Channels |
| 1 through 7 and 15 through 22 only. |
| Channels 8 through 14 operate |
| exclusively on low power. |
Listening
Call Button
Channels 15 through 22 are GMRS only.
See page 25 for FRS/GMRS frequency allocations and compatibility charts.
Listening for a Response
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Release the Talk button to receive incoming transmissions. Your microTALK radio is always in Standby mode while the Talk or
Call buttons are not pressed.
Call Button
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To alert another person that you are calling:
Low Power Icon |
Light/Max Range
To toggle between high and low power:
–Press and release the Hi•Lo button.
When using Channels 1 through 7 and
15 through 22 on high power, the Hi icon will be visible on the display.
When using those channels on low power and on Channels 8 through 14, the Low icon will be visible on the display.
To Illuminate Display
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Press and release the Light/Max Range button to illuminate the display for
10 seconds.
–Press and release the Call button.
The other person will hear a two second call tone. This tone is used only to establish
microTALK Range
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Your range will vary depending on terrain and conditions.
voice communications.
See page 23 on how to select from 10 available call tone settings.
Maximum Range
Reduced Range
Reduced Range
In flat, open country your radio will operate at maximum range.
Buildings and foliage in the path of the signal can reduce the range of the radio.
Dense foliage and hilly terrain will further reduce the range of the radio.
On FRS channels 8 through 14, your radio automatically switches to low power, which will limit the range the radio can communicate.
Remember, you can achieve maximum range by using maximum range extender. See page 6 for details.
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